The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-06
The Woman Suffragists Storm
the Whole House.
TIE CANADIAN FISHERIES
That BiIl-The Emmons Case-Othel
Matter OF Interest in and
Around the Capital.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81, 1873,

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close interest in the proceedings seem
to increase. During the whole of tn
past week the absorbing topic has beef
/ the Senate Canada fishery bill, and tn
liveliest discussion upon the subject ha
teen had in the Senate chamber, and Il
the columns of many of the grea
metropolitan newspapers. Mr.. Ed
munds, who introduced the bill in tn,
Senate, is said to have had no time tt
attend to anything else since it passet
that body. He is a great sticker for hi:
own measures, and dislikes any one t
try and improve any bill to which hi;
signature is attached, or of which he i:
strong advocate. Mr.. Belmont, of the
House, it so happens, has bill upon
the same subject, and it will all depend
upon the committee on foreign affairs
or a subcommittee appointed from
that body, as to how the business will
end. That it will terminate in some
kind of measure being adopted which
will help to settle this vexed fishery
question is certain. Of course there has
already been some very loud talk
during the discussion of Mr.. Edmunds'
bill-talk about twisting the lions tail
| till she howls-but | scarcely expect
that John Bull'' will become very
much disconnected over the matter.
This fishery question can be settled
without great deal of blow and buster.
and Edmunds and Belmont, by acting
| the give and take" principle, can help
materially ia the premises.
No action, so far, has been taken by
! the conference committee appointed to
deal with the Edmunds-Tucker bill. |
have been assured that the only reason
! for this delay is, that Mr.. Edmunds and
others of the conference COMMITTEES
have been too busy to reach the bill.
What will be the fate of the measure it
is impossible to predict. To tell what
should be its fate would be an easier
thing. All l can hope IS that it will
never disgrace the statute books of this
country as a law, and still, in view of
the experience of the past, such hope
would appear to be out of the question.
Upon almost every other subject that
comes up for the consideration of either
House of the National Legislature,
except that which pertains to Mormon
ism, one expects a certain amount Of
fair play; but so for as Mormonism Is
concerned, the subject, apparently, has
only to be sprung to cause the average
to lose his head to act as
If he had lost all reason, 20 think he is
doing the right thing to vote for any
kind of measure because the people
against whom it is aimed happens to be
This sort of action is all
wrong. All sensible people will admit
the fact. 1t only shows the length to
which some people will go to gain a
little notoriety. 1t is the spirit of the
demagogue, not of the statesman.
Apropos of the Edmunds-Tuckersbil a
committee of ladies from the Woman
Suffrage Association waited upon Presi-
dent Cleveland last Friday and. pre-
sented to him a written protest against
the above measures which DISTINGUISHES
the Gentle women of Utah. The Nor
mons, the committee pointed out, were |
already disfranchised, male and female, |
and if the bill passed as it now read, the |
PRESIDENT was urged to veto it. The |
ladies' who presented the protest and |
were gracionsly received by Mr.. Cleve-
land were Mrs. Colby of Nebraska, Mrs. |
ohattuck and Miss Eastman, Massachu-
sett:; Mrs. Rogers. Mrs, Blake and
Mrs. Howell, New York; Mrs. Sewell,
Indiana; Mrs. Harbere. Illinois; Miss
Lucy Antony, Kansas; Mrs. Sperry and
MISS Mary Durham, Iowa, and Mrs.
Miller, Sandy Springs, Md.
Inc Washington Critic says that Pres
dent Cleveland shook hands with and
spoke few kind words to each lady as
VI rs. Blake Introduced her. Mrs. Blake,
Mrs. Colby, Mrs. SewelI and a few
'thers made short arguments in favor
II the rights of Utah women to what
hey had been allowed to exercise for
fifteen years-the franchise-and the
resident listened attentiVelS, promised
o give the matter thoughtful attention
nj SAID he had supposed the women Of
} tan did not care to vote and did moi
ote when they had the chance, and
nally shook hands with. each lady at
airing. 1%t ~ A;
The interview seems to have been a
leasant affair all round. The woman !
mirage clause IN the Senate bill and in ]
ne Iucker substitute has caused great S
cal OF untavoraOle comment, and the I
nly reason Tor its having been inserted
J, say the authors of the bill, that the /
I'd Jusuhes the means; that nowhere |
ise would such thing be attempted, t
ut that in Utah. where misrepresenta-
on has made it appear there exists
organized treason" and the like, the g
ase is entirely different 1t remains to c
e seen how the President will view the T
latter. 1t is to be hoped he will do a
hat he promised to the above commit +
ae of ladies, namely, ''give the matter i
loughtful attention before he takes I
ny action upon the bill when it is g
rought under his consideration. @
The people of Utah will, no doubt, a
v ait with anxiety the decision of the t
nited States Supreme Court in the t
now segregation case. Lam afraid,
owever, that there may be some delay I s
reaching decision, for the reason d
lat for some ten or twelve days the q
.tention of the court will be engaged 4
pom the celebrated telephone suits, t
hich are attracting great deal of pub $
C interest here and indeed Throughout b
lie county. The conFt room has been
'ow ed every gay since the Eargumenl
pom the suits commenced. The capa-
ty of the room is Very limited, so one {